Infinite Gods Reign Supreme

Chapter 83: Disabled People Must Use Wheelchairs
—【Advanced Vital Energy Enhancement—originating from 'RWBY-The World of Tree Without Seeds,' its essence is a special energy formed by the intertwining of soul and life force. It possesses special effects derived from the five senses and six perceptions, such as strengthening the physical body, protecting the mind, and sensing danger. Even outside of combat, abundant vital energy will construct a protective aura around the user, effectively countering most external interferences. Experienced users can release it as 'External Imagery,' manipulating nature, distorting events, and even interfering with fate.】

—【To redeem this enhancement, you need to complete one A-rank side quest and earn 12000 reward points. You also need 'Intermediate Vitality Enhancement' as a prerequisite. —Note that acquiring Vitality does not guarantee the activation of External Force, but the higher the level of Vitality Enhancement, the greater the likelihood of activating External Force.】

This is Valentina's goal.

Unlike her overly prominent prosthetic components, the true, yet ultimately intangible, core enhancement of her power comes from the spiritual energy of the Tree of Life world—she only showed signs of spiritual energy shattering once, during Yu Zhiwei's first 'greeting.' After that, nothing could injure her.

Without a doubt, this is a remarkably excellent enhancement system. Aside from its integrated offense and defense, it also possesses functional elemental energy. Furthermore, the advanced 'External Image Power' formed by the intertwining of life and soul, in the eyes of Intelligence Si Ming, bears a striking resemblance to the 'prototype of the Light of the Mind'.

This possibility is not low, after all, other 'prototypes of the Light of the Soul', such as Zanpakuto or Stands, only require the consumption of one B. And considering Valentina's earnest and kind personality, given time, the luck she accumulates will surely be enough for her to successfully master this power.

should be.

“External Image Power.” Yu Zhiwei, who had shifted her posture again and become more upright, rested her chin on her hand and said. “It sounds pretty powerful… Hmm, it seems this trait doesn’t require high-level enhancement to trigger?”

This sounded like a sarcastic remark, a pointless statement. Valentina glared at her in return—the white willow-leaf pendant hanging from her waist trembled slightly once more, perhaps eager to make intimate contact with some fool. But in the end, Valentina managed to suppress the resentment welling up in her heart.

"I'm really sorry I couldn't trigger my external force at Rank B!" She clenched her fist, then reluctantly released it. With a sigh, she began to recount the past.

"This is what I initially enhanced. However, it has never shown any effects in my hands other than strengthening the body, enhancing the five senses, and foreseeing danger. I can use it fluently, but I can never develop it deeply enough. I tried everything to figure out the external image power, but I couldn't find a clue. It was precisely because of this helplessness that I had to purchase those implanted prosthetics to strengthen my body."

She slowly drew the Willow Leaf White Orchid, an exquisite rapier that also came from the world of Tree Child. She had initially purchased this personal weapon from the same world because she decided to strengthen her vital energy. However, she hadn't expected that after acquiring it, the weapon, which should have been a powerful asset, would instead become a crutch supporting her limp.

"I was unlucky, but not too bad. The idea of ​​cybernetic enhancement, which I came up with on a whim, turned out to be quite well-suited to my body—I could easily equip myself with all the high-end cybernetic bodies in the cyberpunk world that have various limitations without any burden. Fortunately, I still prefer my flesh and blood body to some extent, so I didn't do any too deep modifications."

She simply had a composite operating system installed and one eye replaced. That was all. But once these prosthetics, originally intended only for emergencies, were implanted into her body, she discovered they could provide far more than she had anticipated.

Because she learns very quickly.

Training a hacker normally takes a long time, but she mastered the network access pod—capable of easily hacking into 21st-century electronic systems—simply by self-studying a tutorial. The S.A. Wellstan initially placed a heavy burden on her nervous system each time it was activated, but she felt she could even use it for a walk without much trouble. As for the eventual physical frenzy… personally, she felt the pressure was perhaps even greater when the second stage of the genetic lock was first activated.

They work very well.

She even suspected that she was born to be a prosthetic body person.

Unfortunately, she found herself in a world of reincarnation. Mere steel machinery might offer a slight advantage during the initial learning phase, but it would be quickly overtaken by the hardened flesh and blood. Unless she was willing to relinquish her physical form and fully embrace the inorganic glory of the cyborg, she might be eliminated after only one or two worlds.

She didn't want to be eliminated, and she certainly didn't want to completely replace her physical body. So...

"I hope it will work this time."

The conscience of the Celestial Team took a deep breath. But the malice of the Celestial Team curled into a slight smile. She seemed to have discovered some secret, uncovered some key. And the next moment—

The beam of light descended.

The brilliance lasted longer than expected.

Song Tian returned to his seat without saying a word. Luo Yinglong, on the other hand, covered his half-bruised black eye, grumbling as he exchanged his full-body repair for a full-body restoration before slumping back into his chair.

Valentina landed.

A semi-transparent flame, now solidified, surged around her, its boiling aura spreading nearly a meter outwards without wavering. In terms of sheer power, this enhancement was approaching the amount of Night Battle Qi that Si Ming had accumulated after consuming the Blood Bodhi. As she slowly opened her tightly closed eyes, the boiling flames of power gradually receded into her body.

"Whoosh—" A surge of breath.

The young female knight-errant from Argentina gently clenched her pink fist.

"My strength has increased in every aspect... my physique, reaction speed, total amount and intensity of vital energy... and it's also much easier to control than before. But externalizing it..."

She suddenly swung her fist to the side.

The next moment, the crystal-clear energy surged several meters towards the direction of her punch, stretching out like an amorphous, mollusc-like creature, its extension flailing menacingly. It was powerful and imposing. But ultimately, it remained connected to Valentina and slowly retreated back into her body.

"...As expected, I still can't do it. Did I fail to grasp the key?"

She was a little disappointed, but she quickly cheered up.

"Could it be because you just finished exchanging for it and aren't quite used to the controls yet?" Almaria comforted her, "I had the same problem when I first exchanged for Soul Gems to enhance my power. It took me many tries to get the second transformation working..."

Si Ming carefully examined Valentina. He vaguely remembered that the RWBY IP was an action animation that was created in 13.

“Valentina,” he asked. “Why did you choose to exchange for ‘vitality’ in the first place? Was it just because you thought it was suitable?”

Valentina paused for a moment, then nodded.

"...Uh, I was just browsing the exchange list when this one really caught my eye. Yeah, that's right. I suddenly felt that this enhancement was perfect for me, so I bought it."

It turned out to be the case.

She didn't actually know RWBY; she simply treated it as a fantasy item, like those common ones involving auras, werewolves, or vampires, and added it to her cart after reading the description. She might have actually looked up the corresponding entries, but given her naive personality, she probably wouldn't have thought of buying the complete RWBY series and reading it carefully from beginning to end.

Therefore, her understanding of the ability of 'external imagery' may be somewhat flawed.

Si Ming thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand. The Greatsword of Sin, now solidified into a block of metal, appeared in his grasp. A trace of Calamity Fire was then injected, and the sword ignited once more. He casually tossed it toward Valentina.

"Try it, unleash the power of this sword."

"...I'm not really used to using a greatsword...huh?"

She swung the Greatsword of Sin.

The next moment, the calamity fire that had already been marked with Si Ming's mark suddenly burst outward from the sword. The black and white flames transformed into a slash that swept outward for more than ten meters, leaving a deep burn mark in the air.

She looked at her hands, then at the greatsword in her hand, then at the slashing and burning marks in the distance, and blinked.

"...Could it be that I'm actually quite suited to using a greatsword?"

Her wrist moved instinctively. The heavy greatsword of sin was as light and nimble as an embroidery needle in her hand.

Sure enough.

Yu Zhiwei chuckled and tossed her own scepter over. Unlike the previous simple metal scepter, when Valentina caught it, an intricate runic structure suddenly appeared on its surface. A set of six small floating units also materialized out of thin air, circling around the scepter's wielder.

"This is……"

"The Vast Sky Scepter, a Class B science fiction item. Its function is to amplify telekinesis. It is equipped with six invisible floating subunits to assist in the manipulation of telekinetic properties. It can project combined high-energy lasers, or it can transform telekinesis into flames, gales, or other types of natural phenomena."

She tilted her head.

“I don’t usually need those follow-up functions. The simple telekinetic amplification is enough for me to handle the current battle. Besides, this thing actually puts a lot of strain on the body. Without telekinetic talent, using it casually will cause quite serious damage to both the body and mind… I’m sure you don’t have telekinetic talent, but now that the main god is here to repair it, you can try using it.”

Valentina gripped the scepter tightly.

She realized something, and her eyes gradually brightened.

The next moment, she swung the scepter forward with a sudden motion, channeling the surging energy within her body into it.

"ha--!"

She has no telekinesis.

However, the six floating units autonomously combined and connected in mid-air. The power of the mind was forcibly extracted and transformed from the flame of life. And a blazing pillar of light, generated from psychic power, suddenly descended in the direction she was swinging her staff!
She used it.

Her body was not damaged, and her eyes did not bleed from the overload. Her mind remained clear; only her vital energy was depleted.

"I...I can use it?"

She was in disbelief.

However, seeing is believing.

“It seems the situation is quite clear.” Siming nodded. “Valentina, it’s not that you haven’t developed your external projection ability. You developed it from the very beginning, but you didn’t recognize it—you understood it as some kind of external interference force that sends out waves to bombard. But in reality, it’s more like a superpower, a talent.”

"And your talent is the ability to use all sorts of special items. And by default, you meet the prerequisites for using these items."

(End of this chapter)